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A joke repeated so frequently to shop staff that it has long since ceased to be original.
Read full entry →The mental arithmetic involved in extracting maximum value from a supermarket meal deal.
Read full entry →To leave unwanted shopping items wherever convenient rather than returning them to the correct place.
Read full entry →To press a self-checkout touchscreen with increasing force in the belief that it will become more responsive.
Read full entry →Apparently unable to recognise obvious signs that someone works in a shop.
Read full entry →An unintentionally embarrassing family revelation made by a child while shopping.
Read full entry →Complete confidence that a shelf label displayed a cheaper price despite all evidence to the contrary.
Read full entry →To leave a trolley blocking an aisle while making a shopping decision.
Read full entry →The sudden inability to remember where your payment method is until the exact moment you need it.
Read full entry →The daily gamble of trying to find a matching pair of socks after doing the washing.
Read full entry →To leave browser tabs open indefinitely with no realistic intention of returning to them.
Read full entry →The misplaced optimism that toast can always stay in the toaster slightly longer.
Read full entry →To announce the obvious state of the weather as an opening to conversation.
Read full entry →To unintentionally expand a small shopping trip into a much larger one.
Read full entry →The comforting assumption that most of life's difficulties become easier once under a blanket.
Read full entry →The tendency for meetings to expand well beyond their allotted duration without obvious reason.
Read full entry →To repeatedly check a charging device while willing the battery percentage to increase more quickly.
Read full entry →The act of delaying a decision until after making a cup of tea.
Read full entry →To repeatedly move the same way as another person while apologising during an attempted pass.
Read full entry →The risky act of selecting unidentified frozen food and discovering its contents only after reheating.
Read full entry →To stand and stare through the microwave door until the timer reaches zero.
Read full entry →The unintended consumption of far more snacks than originally planned.
Read full entry →The misplaced belief that your chosen queue will move more quickly than all the others.
Read full entry →To repeatedly open the fridge in the hope that a different food option has somehow materialised.
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